Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V350000 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | V (Vehicle) | 242780 | 10/03/2011 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 07/06/2011 | 07/11/2011 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 dodge ram 2500/3500 4x4, manufactured from february 14, 2008, through march 28, 2011; model year 2008-2011 dodge ram 3500 cab chassis 4x2, manufactured from february 14, 2008, through march 28, 2011; and model year 2008 dodge ram 1500 mega cab 4x4, manufactured from february 14, 2008, through august 15, 2008, because the left tie rod ball stud may fracture. this condition tends to occur during low speed parking lot type maneuvers when the customer is making a tight turn. additionally, model year 2003-2008 dodge ram 2500/3500 vehicles may have received the affected tie rod assembly as a replacement part during normal service. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition could result in the potential loss of directional stability in the left hand front wheel, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the tie rod ends for relative orientation and replace the left outer tie rod as required and perform a front end toe alignment as needed. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on october 3, 2011. owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Chrysler safety recall no. l16.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||||
| SB19-001-11 REVA | 08/09/2011 | 10041904 | Dodge: bulletin providing alignment procedures for tie rod ball stud housing for the right and left. model yrs for cab chassis (reg and mega pickups and 4x4) 2003-2011. *pe | 11/16/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 60000 | ||
| First incident was right tie rod end falling off. truck became uncontrollable. next incident was death wobble. truck shook violently and was uncontrollable. next incident was another death wobble with my daughter driving the truck. next incident was right tie rod end falling off. next incident was another death wobble. virtually entire front end has been replaced. steering stabilizer has been replaced three times. truck has 240000 miles and i am scared of it, but it my only truck, so i have to drive it. according to internet, manufacturer refuses ato acknowledge problem. | |||
| 02/12/2013 | 66000 | 1 | |
| While driving down the highway at 70 mph i hit a rough spot in the road and truck began to shake violently. i had no control until i slowed down to under 50 mph. there was heavy traffic as it was rush hour and i almost caused a serious accident. after researching the internet i have found this to be a common problem in dodge trucks and jeeps. there are many youtube videos, it has been on national news and there are many complaints on nhtsa.dot.gov also. is it going to take someone getting killed to get this defect recalled? the dealerships refuse to acknowledge this defect and use it as an excuse to replace every component in your front end and charge you thousands of dollars. please address this before someone gets killed. *tr | |||
| 02/12/2013 | 66000 | ||
| While driving down the highway at 70 mph i hit a rough spot in the road and truck began to shake violently. i had no control until i slowed down to under 50 mph. there was heavy traffic as it was rush hour and i almost caused a serious accident. after researching the internet i have found this to be a common problem in dodge trucks and jeeps. there are many youtube videos, it has been on national news and there are many complaints on nhtsa.dot.gov also. is it going to take someone getting killed to get this defect recalled? the dealerships refuse to acknowledge this defect and use it as an excuse to replace every component in your front end and charge you thousands of dollars. please address this before someone gets killed. | |||
| 01/12/2013 | 60900 | ||
| While traveling at speed (50-55 mph), the highway gradually went to the left. during this left maneuver, the steering wheel and front end of vehicle began to shake violently. the only way to stop the shaking was to slow under 20 mph. i had owned this vehicle for less than a week when this issue first occured. it has since happened every time i've driven the truck. it always seems while turning the steering wheel to the right or left and when traveling over bumps or joints in the road surface. this violent shaking would have definately caused loss of control if speed wasn't reduced immediately. this has been a frightening experience, and i have scheduled an appointment at a steering specialty shop immediately. i have been trying to keep the truck under 50 mph (when feasible) and i avoid interstates altogether. | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Hit a pothole and the front end started to shake violently & out of control. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Hit a pothole and the front end started to shake violently & out of control | |||
| 11/10/2010 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle drove over a bump in the road and shook violently. the contact referred to the shaking as the death wobble. the contact replaced the tie rod and steering linkage, but none of the repairs remedied the failure. the failure mileage was 160,000. sm. | |||
| 11/10/2010 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated while driving 60 mph the vehicle drives over a bump in the road and the vehicle shakes violently. the contact referred to the shaking as the death wobble. the contact replaced the tie-rod and steering linkage but none of the repairs remedied the issue. the failure mileage was 160,000. jo | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 114000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the driver side outer tire rod fractured, causing another tie rod to bend. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly). the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileages were 114,000. | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 114000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the driver side outer tire rod fractured, causing another tie rod to bend. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly). the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileages were 114,000. kmj | |||
| 06/19/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph and attempting a three point turn, the vehicle would not respond. after inspecting the vehicle the contact noticed that the wheels were facing the opposite direction as a result of a fractured tie rod. the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who confirmed the tie rod failure and advised that the tie rod, steering stabilizer and sway bar be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly). the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 130,000. | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 114000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500 . the contact stated while driving 15 mph the left outer tire rod broke. when the tie rod broke it cause another tie rod to bend. the manufacturer was notified and was informed his vehicle was not recalled under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly). the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileages were 114,000. dt | |||
| 06/19/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph and attempting a three point turn, the vehicle would not respond. after inspecting the vehicle the contact noticed that the wheels were facing the opposite direction as a result of a fractured tie rod. the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who confirmed the tie rod failure and advised that the tie rod, steering stabilizer and sway bar be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly). the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 130,000. kmj | |||
| 06/19/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph attempting to do a three point turn the vehicle would not move. after inspecting the vehicle the contact noticed that the wheels were facing the wrong way do to a fracture tie rod. the vehicle was towed to a local shop who verified the failure and stated that the tie rod, steering stabilizer and sway bar needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on recall nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly). the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 130,000. pm | |||
| 04/03/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. whenever the contact turned the steering wheel during the first 10 minutes of operation, he noticed that the steering wheel hesitated to return to the proper position. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the front bearings and u joints needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the current and failure mileages were 60,000. sm. | |||
| 03/10/2012 | 38000 | ||
| After hitting a bump at highway speed the front end of my truck violently shook until i reduced speed to around 50mph. after researching issue on line i found this issue is so common that it is now referred to as the dodge death wobble. when this happened to me i was unable to steer until i slowed enough to stop the violent shaking. i contacted the local dodge dealer to see if there were any recalls for this and they told me that this was the first time that they had heard of this issue. i had the dealership look at my truck several months before and they found nothing. i had les schwab look it over and they found nothing. several on line posts indicated similar results. to get a better idea of the extent of the issue just go to you tube and type in dodge death wobble and you will see plenty of videos with the exact issue i experienced. | |||
| 12/19/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. the contact was driving 5 mph when the ball stud on the driver side tie rod fractured and cut the wheel, causing instability in the steering. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who informed the contact that the tie rod failed and needed to be replaced. the dealer was notified of the failure who stated that the vin was not included in the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering: linkages: tie rod assembly). the manufacturer was notified who offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 160,000. | |||
| 12/19/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. the contact was driving 5 mph when the ball stud on the driver side tie rod fractured and cut the wheel, causing instability in the steering. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who informed the contact that the tie rod failed and needed to be replaced. the dealer was notified of the failure who stated that the vin was not included in the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering: linkages: tie rod assembly). the manufacturer was notified who offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 160,000. kmj | |||
| 12/19/2011 | 160000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated while driving 5 mph the left drive side tie rod ball stud fracture and cut the wheel off causing stability in the steering. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who informed him the tie rod failed and needed to be replaced. the dealer was notified who stated the vin was not included in the recall. the nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 component: steering: linkages: tie rod assembly. the manufacturer was notified who stated his vin was not included in the recall. they offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 160,000. mw | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 38000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. while driving approximately 55 mph, the contact lost control of the steering. the contact was able to stop the vehicle on the shoulder where the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the technician advised that the tie rod had fractured and would have to be replaced. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly)but was advised by the manufacturer that the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 38,000. | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 38000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. while driving approximately 55 mph, the contact lost control of the steering. the contact was able to stop the vehicle on the shoulder where the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the technician advised that the tie rod had fractured and would have to be replaced. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly)but was advised by the manufacturer that the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 38,000. kmj | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 38000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. while driving at approximately 55 mph the contact lost control of the steering. the contact was able to stop the vehicle on the shoulder of the road. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the technician stated the tie rod had fractured and would have to be replaced. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly) that may be related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 38,000. ds | |||
| 10/22/2011 | 74000 | ||
| I was turning my dodge ram in a parking lot when the steering failed. the tie rod end seperated and failed causing the steering to fail. if i would have been traveling at a higher rate of speed i could have been killed. i had absolutely no control of the trucks steering. dodge would not correct the problem with out charging me for the repair and didn't seem to care that people could be getting killed from the defective parts in their trucks. i called two dealers and the chrysler care line but only got the run around. i would also like to make note that there are many of these failures occuring when i did a google search i found many complaints on message boards of dodge truck steering failures. i'm sure some people have not lived through this failure to launch a complaint about it. i would like to note that i repaired the truck myself with a replacement part from napa. the part cost $103.00. if i would have taken it to the dealer i would have had to pay over $650.00 for the parts because dodge has changed the replacement steering linkage for my truck. i would have had to replace the entire linkage to the 2008.5 linkage. i am sure they did this because they recognized they had a problem. after doing some research on the internet it appears that the 2008.5 linkage may have a higher failure rate than the 2006 linkage i have on my truck. because of that i choose to keep my original style linkage and just replace the tie rod end. this is a very serious problem that dodge needs to take responsibility for correcting! | |||
| 07/09/2007 | 33000 | ||
| Violent shaking in front end...otherwise known as the death wobble. also has a clunk in steering wheel. have replaced upper and lower ball joints, tie rods, and track bar. have replaced tires, balanced, and rotate/balance ever 5000 miles. issue still keeps occurring. has occurred with two separate sets of tires(load e and load d)shop now saying to replace steering shaft, steering box, shocks, and steering stabilizer. shop also says dodge trucks are their best customers. | |||
| 06/07/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle hit a bump in the road. the vehicle began to shake. the contact stopped the vehicle and noticed the front drivers side tie rod had broken and damaged the front drivers side tire. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the technicians stated the steering system needed to be upgraded with a newly designed system. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 85,000. ds | |||
| 06/14/2010 | 42000 | ||
| First- in june 2010, the driver side tie rod end shaft, which goes into the female portion on the wheel, sheared off catastrophically. this occurred while backing up and aligning the truck to hook up a utility trailer. the truck had approximately 42000 miles. the dodge dealership replaced the entire tie rod , including all tie rod ends, and shock absorber on the tie rod. second- on may 13th 2011, the | |||
| 03/21/2011 | 48445 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. while driving approximately 60 mph the steering wheel began shaking erratically. the contact slowed down and was able to safely drive to his residence. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians stated the tie rod ends, track bar, pitman arm and damper needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed. the approximate failure mileage was 48,445. | |||
| 03/21/2011 | 48445 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. while driving approximately 60 mph the steering wheel began shaking erratically. the contact slowed down and was able to safely drive to his residence. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians stated the tie rod ends, track bar, pitman arm and damper needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed. the approximate failure mileage was 48,445. ds | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. the contact stated that when whenever the vehicle entered a bridge from the freeway, the vehicle would abnormally wobble and because the contact limited control. he would the decrease the pressure on the accelerator pedal and would have to bring the vehicle to almost to a complete idle in order to regain control. the dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing and the manufacturer was unaware of the issue. the current mileage was 109,000 and the failure mileage was 90,000. | |||
| 03/26/2011 | 170000 | ||
| 2006 dodge 4x4 quad cab 2500. today as i turned onto street my tie rod disconnected from the ball and my tire went sideways in the middle of the street. i looked on line and found many others with the same problem. if i was pulling my fifth wheel, which i will be soon, i cannot imagine what the outcome would have been. poor design. when i phoned big o tire in yuma az (928-342-5535) they said this is a common problem. please put pressure on dodge for a recall in order to save lives. they know they have a problem | |||
| 03/04/2011 | 48000 | ||
| The front end of 2006 dodge ram with 48000 miles on it goes out of control when you hit a pot hole. the death wobble as it is called on you tube happened twice on a freeway coming home approx. 140 miles had there been other vehicles near there we may have crashed dodge knows there is a problem but wont fix it because they say it is out of warrenty but come on 48000 miles thats a deffect not woreout. this pickup is used mostly on paved roads | |||
| 02/21/2011 | 60000 | ||
| I have a 2006 dodge 2500 mega cab 4x4 and today i experienced first hand the famous death wobble at 75 mph. i hit a small pothole and the truck started shaking really bad. i slowed and it stopped. i have owned the truck for almost a year. | |||
| 12/20/2010 | 58000 | ||
| 2006 dodge death wobble, when at speeds above 40mph, hit a bump and front end goes into a violant shake. dodge has a service bulletin about this issue but it cost over $2000.00. there are numerous articles about this situation all over the internet. there needs to be a recall from dodge before someone is killed. | |||
| 05/15/2010 | 51000 | ||
| My 2006 dodge ram 2500 shakes violently when it hits a bump at speeds over 40 mph. this truck has an extended warrnty that my dealership will not honor. this death wobble condition is documented everywhere on the net. chrysler has figured out a way to charge $1,000.00 for the mandatory repair by calling it an tie rod update updates are not covered by warranty. i am very dissappointed in this crooked practice. this dodge death wobble is a condition that should be a major concern to them. i was charged $100.00 for them to inspect my truck and tell me that it is a known problem that they stock parts for it. i have not had a crash yet but, can't afford to pay chrysler anymore money to fix their problems. i will continue to drive this truck in this condition until there is a recall. for the safety of everyone one the road i would think that someone would force this issue. i've seen news stories on this and still nothing has happened.http://www.wsoctv.com/news/19518416/detail.html | |||
| 12/30/2010 | 72000 | ||
| I was driving on the highway at 50mph going around a slight bend to the right when i experienced the dodge death wobble. i had to slow down and pull over for it to go away. this is the 3rd time this has happened. all the forums i've checked suggest purchasing after market heavier duty steering components. this doesn't seem reasonable to me considering the cost of the vehicle in the first place. i also go thru ball joints every year and i've never had to change them on any other vehicle i've ever owned. | |||
| 10/08/2010 | 44000 | ||
| I have a 2006 dodge cummins with 44000 miles on it with the whole front end is now brand new. the problem with these vehicles is when you hit a bump or pot hole from 50 to 70 mph your truck gets a severe shake in the front end and can make you lose controll and kill you or other people. allso known as the death wobble. | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 30000 | ||
| 2006 dodge ram 2500 death wobble. truck shakes at any speed but worse at higher speed when you hit a bump. it causes to loose control of truck. the truck just shakes violently and must come to a complete stop on highway. brought back to dealer and was good for about 2 weeks. has been going on since 1 year old. the truck currently has 50,000 miles on it. | |||
| 08/21/2010 | 14000 | ||
| 2006 dodge ram diesel the infamous death wobble my personal experience was at just shy of 12000 miles take truck to the dealer nothing wrong that they can see. if it keeps happeneing bring it back . aproximently 18000 miles still happeneing cannot find anything wrong wth it. i take it back in talk to manager and i tell him that if you hit a bump at 55-60 that the truck voilently shakes. they say try wheel bearings. i put 800 in wheel bearings still occurs. i call chrysler and they lead me on that they might fix it but to take in to the dealer for diag. i take it in and they say put a steering stabilizer on it and they wont particapate in that so i put and new steering stabilizer on it and now it happens at 40-45 mph i am in the process of calling them back to let them know that the problem still exists and i am going to emphasize to them again that my wife and 2 yr old daughter are in the current driver and passenger of truck. this porblem has caused other damage to the truck that they will not also fix. i told them that i dont want anything then a truck that i can drive on the highway or down any road | |||
| 06/13/2010 | |||
| Stering death wobble. every time i drive at speeds near 50 to 60 mph and hit a bump in the road it seems to go crazy. i have been scared to get up the speed. i went and had the tires checked and the stering as well. nothing wrong. i scared a customer of mine and he will not get in my truck now.there is a problem with this and no one seems to have the answer. | |||
| 03/12/2010 | 49000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. the contact was driving approximately 5 mph. the steering wheel exhibited a free play of 2 1/2 inches. the vehicle steered straight into one direction. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. the failure was contributed to the steering wheel and the service warranty expired. the vehicle was previously repaired under a different owner when the gear box lower plug was replaced. through observation, the contact discovered that the lower plug was not installed in the gear box from the previous repair. the manufacturer was notified and refused to be financially responsible for the repair. the failure mileage was 49,000. the current mileage was 51,000. | |||
| 02/03/2010 | 28800 | 1 | |
| While driving on the garden state parkway the front end of the vehicle began shaking violently. once the shakling began the vehicle was totally out of control. once i slowed to 45 mph the shaking stopped however during this time the vehicle was driving itself. thankfully there was no crash and i was able to continue driving. the next day during my commute the same exact thing happen. a check of the vehicle reveals no worn parts including the tires and tie rods. a check of the internet shows this is a common problem and referred to as the death wobble and was even the subject of discussion on the news. this is extremely dangerous and will lead to accidents and injuries. this matter that chrysler is aware of needs more attention and a recall should be announced. i am told that the track bar is the problem and will be repaired asap *cn | |||
| 11/05/2009 | 135000 | 1 | |
| 2006 dodge ram 2500 diesel. passenger side tie rod end falling off of ball. this is the second time this has happened to this vehicle. one at around 60000 miles. and the other was at around 135000 miles. tie rod ends had recently serviced by dodge facility and another alignment shop no one detected any problems. this is a major problem and causes loss of vehicle control and in the second instance caused me to leave the roadway out of control. no injuries were caused but i live in a mostly rural area and no one was around at the time of either incident. i would add that my family has 4 more of the same vehicle and all have had this same failure. *cn | |||
| 08/15/2006 | 25000 | 1 | |
| 2004 dodge ram pick up had repeated episodes of violent shaking, loss of steering control, and almost flipped over 2 out of the 10 episodes. happened when driving over 45mph, usually on the highway, and 50% of the time started shaking after hitting a bump in the road. took the truck to dodge several times, only to be told that there was nothing wrong with it. we were so terrified to drive it, that we ended up trading it in on another vehicle. unfortunately, since we paid cash for the truck, we ended up taking a tremendous loss on it. not to mention the thousands of dollars we spent trying to get it fixed. on one occasion we were stranded a few hundred miles from home, and had to stay at a campground for two weeks until it was so called fixed. dodge paid for nothing! after picking the truck up after being in the shop for 10 days, and several hundred dollars later, within 5 minutes of pulling out of the shop and accelerating to 45mph, the shaking became so violent it snapped a tie rod and put me in a ditch. when i called the dodge dealership that had just fixed it, they wanted to charge me for towing it back to the shop. this was very frustrating! we will never buy another dodge vehicle. this vehicle is dangerous to both the driver and the other motorists in it's path. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 75000 | 1 | |
| Death wobble. *tr | |||
| 10/26/2009 | 106000 | 1 | |
| Driving down the interstate at 70 miles an hour when i drove over a bridge expansion joint, the truck began so shake so violently that i had to pull off the road to complete stop to get the shaking to stop, this happened 8 more times on a 300 mile trip. upon searching online this seems to be a very common and serious problem for this model of vehicle. *tr | |||
| 05/15/2009 | 56938 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. he stated that while driving 55 mph the two front wheels began to shake; which almost caused him to lose control of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the technicians could not duplicate the failure or provide a remedy. the failure and current mileages were 56938. | |||
| 05/17/2008 | 20400 | 1 | |
| Purchased a 2006 dodge ram 2500 cummins diesel. truck was used at time of purchase with around 20 thousand miles on it. five days later driving home from work on the highway at around 55-60 miles per hour the front end began to shake violently. lucky for me nobody was around all i could do was to keep the truck on the road had to use both lanes, mine and the oncoming traffic lane. i was really out of control couldn't steer or brake to stop. after looking on line i have come to know it as the death wobble went to dealer and they said i should have e rated tires or ten ply's. they installed new steering stabilizer and suggested new shock absorbers and to take off the front 2 in leveling kit or front spacers that were on my truck when i purchased it. drove truck home and the front end was shaking the whole way. so i bought brand new e rated tires and put all new expensive after market shocks on the truck myself. slight improvement was achieved by these upgrades. also took to another dodge dealer after these modifications for a second opinion. they wouldn't replace anything but said they tightened a few things in the front end. they then said that it was probably the rims on my truck. so i purchased brand new rims and took the 2 levelers off. truck still shakes at around 55-60 mph and is not safe to drive. bottom line is that i should be able to buy a heavy duty truck and take my family on outings without the chance of crashing because of a defect that dodge could fix. very upset and have nowhere else to turn. i have no chance of fighting dodge or even a car dealership by myself. can you help? truck is still under warranty i have only drove 5 thousand miles in one year since i've owned it. *tr | |||
| 04/18/2009 | 49400 | 1 | |
| Steering problem with customers truck. *tr | |||
| 04/15/2009 | 56102 | 1 | |
| While driving, the power steering died making it nearly impossible to turn. this is a complete failure of the power steering, previous occurrences of brief difficult steering happened two or three times. also braking was affected ,decreasing stopping ability. i was barely able to stop and turn the truck to avoid crashing into a building. *tr | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
| 10/07/2009 | 54024 | 1 | 11/01/2006 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500. while driving 65 mph the passenger side steering knuckle fractured; which caused a loss of steering. he was able to avoid a crash. the vehicle was towed to a dealer for repairs. the failure and current mileages were 59,024. updated 11/12/09 *cn updated 11/16/09 | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/20/2012 | 1 | ||
| 2006 dodge ram 2500. consumer writes in regards to safety recall notice concerning the left outer tie rod *tgw the repairs were made on the vehicle, prior to receiving the recall. | |||
| 10/25/2009 | 59000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge ram 2500 mega cab. while driving at a low speed the right front axle failed. the mechanic discovered that the right front passenger side tie rod had fractured. the manufacturer stated that they could not sell him the part separately because the tie rod was re-designed and that it was sold as a unit. he contacted the dealer, and he was advised that the part was a common failure due to s manufacturers defect. the vehicle was repaired. the current and the failure mileages were 59,000. | |||
| 03/31/2009 | 50170 | 1 | |
| I own a 2006 dodge ram 2500 that may be affected by a recall on 2008 model trucks. the recall number from chrysler is h36 and the nhtsa campaign id number is 09v005000. i just took my truck in for inspection and this joint on the pitman arm failed for too much play. we called to get the replacement part and were told it is no longer available because the part has been redesigned. you now have to replace multiple components because of this redesign which was initiated from the recall for 2008 trucks and it will cost you approximately $550 for the replacement parts. it will cost you this just for parts, if you truck is out of warranty. my truck has 50,170 miles on it which is over the 36,000 mile warranty. however, i should not have to pay $600+ because one joint is bad. if these parts were redesigned for safety reasons then this should be covered in the recall. i have confirmed with area dealers and all 2500 series dodge rams use this recalled linkage from 2003-2008. they all call for the same part number. also, this was not a problem with just a certain | |||
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| 07/09/2007 | 33000 | ||
| Violent shaking in front end...otherwise known as the death wobble. also has a clunk in steering wheel. have replaced upper and lower ball joints, tie rods, and track bar. have replaced tires, balanced, and rotate/balance ever 5000 miles. issue still keeps occurring. has occurred with two separate sets of tires(load e and load d)shop now saying to replace steering shaft, steering box, shocks, and steering stabilizer. shop also says dodge trucks are their best customers. | |||